Civitavecchia to Athens

14 nights - 30 Aug 2028

Silver Shadow | Greece Holiday ID: 092735

Civitavecchia

Sorrento

Taormina

Agios Nikólaos, Kríti

Mykonos

Vólos

Thessaloníki

Istanbul

Çesme

Náfplion

Piraeus

Civitavecchia Civitavecchia Civitavecchia Civitavecchia Civitavecchia Sorrento Taormina Taormina Taormina Taormina Agios Nikólaos, Kríti Agios Nikólaos, Kríti Agios Nikólaos, Kríti Agios Nikólaos, Kríti Agios Nikólaos, Kríti Mykonos Mykonos Mykonos Mykonos Mykonos Vólos Thessaloníki Thessaloníki Thessaloníki Thessaloníki Thessaloníki Istanbul Çesme Náfplion Piraeus Piraeus

CALL NOW

Request a quote let us contact you

View prices as:

PER PERSON TOTAL PRICE

Select Package

CRUISE ONLY

FLY CRUISE

Select Cabins

Vista Suite

~~WAS £5500pp~~ From £5225PP

Classic Veranda Suite

~~WAS £7100pp~~ From £6745PP

Superior Veranda Suite

~~WAS £7400pp~~ From £7030PP

Silver Suite

~~WAS £12100pp~~ From £11495PP

Select Cabins

Vista Suite

CALL CALL

Classic Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Superior Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Silver Suite

CALL CALL

Select Cabins

Vista Suite

CALL CALL

Classic Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Superior Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Silver Suite

~~WAS £12000pp~~ From £11399

Select Cabins

Vista Suite

CALL CALL

Classic Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Superior Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Silver Suite

CALL CALL

Select Cabins

Vista Suite

~~WAS £6100pp~~ From £5795PP

Classic Veranda Suite

~~WAS £7650pp~~ From £7267PP

Superior Veranda Suite

~~WAS £7950pp~~ From £7552PP

Silver Suite

~~WAS £12650pp~~ From £12017PP

Select Cabins

Vista Suite

CALL CALL

Classic Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Superior Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Silver Suite

CALL CALL

Select Cabins

Vista Suite

CALL CALL

Classic Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Superior Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Silver Suite

~~WAS £13200pp~~ From £12540

Select Cabins

Vista Suite

CALL CALL

Classic Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Superior Veranda Suite

CALL CALL

Silver Suite

CALL CALL

(Prices correct as of today’s date, are updated daily, are subject to change and represent genuine availability at time of update).

Cruise only holidays are financially protected by ABTA. Fly cruise holidays are financially protected by Silversea under ATOL number 4681

Please click here to check the essential travel requirements before booking this cruise.

Call our cruise experts now and customise your cruise with flights, hotels, land tours and more

Call us free for the best advice and exclusive deals 08081234118

Request a quote let us contact you

Prices based on 2 people sharing. Cruise only price does not include flights. Fly-cruise price may vary by chosen UK airport.

Good Housekeeping Reader Recommended UK 2026

The
SixStarCruises
Difference

Our sister brand SixStarCruises specialise in luxury and ultra luxury cruise holidays. Click here to view this itinerary in full and speak to one of our specialist cruise concierge today on 0808 239 3462 . Our team are here to help you plan your perfect cruise holiday and guide you with first-hand experience with more time on board than any other UK luxury travel agent.

CONCIERGE
EXPERTISE

FIRST-CLASS
SERVICE

LONG-ESTABLISHED
BUSINESS

CRUISE LINE
RELATIONSHIPS

BOOKING
CONFIDENCE

ATOL & ABTA
SECURITY

EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE
rated 4.8 / 5

Itinerary

List Timeline

Civitavecchia

Italy's vibrant capital lives in the present, but no other city on earth evokes its past so powerfully. For over 2,500 years, emperors, popes, artists, and common citizens have left their mark here. Archaeological remains from ancient Rome, art-stuffed churches, and the treasures of Vatica... Read More

Shore excursions

Day 1

30 August 2028

Civitavecchia

More Info

Day 2

31 August 2028

Sorrento

More Info

Day 3

01 September 2028

Taormina

More Info

Day 4

02 September 2028

At Sea

More Info

Day 5

03 September 2028

Agios Nikólaos, Kríti

More Info

Day 6

04 September 2028

Mykonos

More Info

Day 7

05 September 2028

Vólos

More Info

Day 8

06 September 2028

Thessaloníki

More Info

Day 9

07 September 2028

At Sea

More Info

Day 10

08 September 2028

Istanbul

More Info

Day 11

09 September 2028

Istanbul

More Info

Day 12

10 September 2028

At Sea

More Info

Day 13

11 September 2028

Çesme

More Info

Day 14

12 September 2028

Náfplion

More Info

Day 15

13 September 2028

Piraeus

More Info

Sorrento

Sorrento may have become a jumping-off point for visitors to Pompeii, Capri, and Amalfi, but you can find countless reasons to love it for itself. The Sorrentine people are fair-minded and hardworking, bubbling with life and warmth. The tuff cliff on which the town rests is spread over the... Read More

Shore excursions

Mykonos

Shore excursions

Istanbul

Shore excursions

Istanbul

Shore excursions

Piraeus

Shore excursions

*This holiday is generally suitable for persons with reduced mobility. For customers with reduced mobility or any medical condition that may require special assistance or arrangements to be made, please notify your Cruise Concierge at the time of your enquiry, so that we can provide specific information as to the suitability of the holiday, as well as make suitable arrangements with the Holiday Provider on your behalf.

30 August 2028

Civitavecchia

Shore Excursions

31 August 2028

Sorrento

Shore Excursions

01 September 2028

Taormina

The medieval cliff-hanging town of Taormina is overrun with tourists, yet its natural beauty is still hard to dispute. The view of the sea and Mt. Etna from its jagged cactus-covered cliffs is as close to perfection as a panorama can get—especially on clear days, when the snowcapped v...

Shore Excursions

02 September 2028

At Sea

Explore Ship

03 September 2028

Agios Nikólaos, Kríti

Shore Excursions

04 September 2028

Mykonos

Although the fishing boats still go out in good weather, Mykonos largely makes its living from tourism these days. The summer crowds have turned one of the poorest islands in Greece into one of the richest. Old Mykonians complain that their young, who have inherited stores where their grandfathers once sold eggs or wine, get so much rent that they have lost ambition, and in summer sit around pool bars at night with their friends, and hang out in Athens in winter when island life is less scintillating. Put firmly on the map by Jackie O in the 1960s, Mykonos town—called Hora by the locals—remains the Saint-Tropez of the Greek islands. The scenery is memorable, with its whitewashed streets, Little Venice, the Kato Myli ridge of windmills, and Kastro, the town's medieval quarter. Its cubical two- or three-story houses and churches, with their red or blue doors and domes and wooden balconies, have been long celebrated as some of the best examples of classic Cycladic architecture. Luckily, the Greek Archaeological Service decided to preserve the town, even when the Mykonians would have preferred to rebuild, and so the Old Town has been impressively preserved. Pink oleander, scarlet hibiscus, and trailing green pepper trees form a contrast amid the dazzling whiteness, whose frequent renewal with whitewash is required by law. Any visitor who has the pleasure of getting lost in its narrow streets (made all the narrower by the many outdoor stone staircases, which maximize housing space in the crowded village) will appreciate how its confusing layout was designed to foil pirates—if it was designed at all. After Mykonos fell under Turkish rule in 1537, the Ottomans allowed the islanders to arm their vessels against pirates, which had a contradictory effect: many of them found that raiding other islands was more profitable than tilling arid land. At the height of Aegean piracy, Mykonos was the principal headquarters of the corsair fleets—the place where pirates met their fellows, found willing women, and filled out their crews. Eventually the illicit activity evolved into a legitimate and thriving trade network. Morning on Mykonos town's main quay is busy with deliveries, visitors for the Delos boats, lazy breakfasters, and street cleaners dealing with the previous night's mess. In late morning the cruise-boat people arrive, and the shops are all open. In early afternoon, shaded outdoor tavernas are full of diners eating salads (Mykonos's produce is mostly imported); music is absent or kept low. In mid- and late afternoon, the town feels sleepy, since so many people are at the beach, on excursions, or sleeping in their air-conditioned rooms; even some tourist shops close for siesta. By sunset, people have come back from the beach, having taken their showers and rested. At night, the atmosphere in Mykonos ramps up. The cruise-boat people are mostly gone, coughing three-wheelers make no deliveries in the narrow streets, and everyone is dressed sexy for summer and starting to shimmy with the scene. Many shops stay open past midnight, the restaurants fill up, and the bars and discos make ice cubes as fast as they can. Ready to dive in? Begin your tour of Mykonos town (Hora) by starting out at its heart: Mando Mavrogenous Square.

Shore Excursions

05 September 2028

Vólos

Shore Excursions

06 September 2028

Thessaloníki

Shore Excursions

07 September 2028

At Sea

Explore Ship

08 September 2028

Istanbul

The only city in the world that can lay claim to straddling two continents, Istanbul—once known as Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine and then the Ottoman Empire—has for centuries been a bustling metropolis with one foot in Europe and the other in Asia. Istanbul embraces this enviable position with both a certain chaos and inventiveness, ever evolving as one of the world’s most cosmopolitan crossroads. It’s often said that Istanbul is the meeting point of East and West, but visitors to this city built over the former capital of two great empires are likely to be just as impressed by the juxtaposition of old and new. Office towers creep up behind historic palaces, women in chic designer outfits pass others wearing long skirts and head coverings, peddlers’ pushcarts vie with battered old Fiats and shiny BMWs for dominance of the noisy, narrow streets, and the Grand Bazaar competes with modern shopping malls. At dawn, when the muezzin's call to prayer resounds from ancient minarets, there are inevitably a few hearty revelers still making their way home from nightclubs and bars. Most visitors to this sprawling city of more than 14 million will first set foot in the relatively compact Old City, where the legacy of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires can be seen in monumental works of architecture like the brilliant Aya Sofya and the beautifully proportioned mosques built by the great architect Sinan. Though it would be easy to spend days, if not weeks, exploring the wealth of attractions in the historical peninsula, visitors should make sure also to venture elsewhere in order to experience the vibrancy of contemporary Istanbul. With a lively nightlife propelled by its young population and an exciting arts scene that’s increasingly on the international radar—thanks in part to its stint as the European Capital of Culture in 2010—Istanbul is truly a city that never sleeps. It’s also a place where visitors will feel welcome: Istanbul may be on the Bosphorus, but at heart it’s a Mediterranean city, whose friendly inhabitants are effusively social and eager to share what they love most about it.

Shore Excursions

09 September 2028

Istanbul

Shore Excursions

10 September 2028

At Sea

Explore Ship

11 September 2028

Çesme

Shore Excursions

12 September 2028

Náfplion

Oraia (beautiful) is the word Greeks use to describe Nafplion. The town's old section, on a peninsula jutting into the gulf of Argos, mixes Greek, Venetian, and Turkish architecture; narrow streets, often just broad flights of stone stairs, climb the slopes beneath the walls of Acrona...

Shore Excursions

13 September 2028

Piraeus

It's no wonder that all roads lead to the fascinating and maddening metropolis of Athens. Lift your eyes 200 feet above the city to the Parthenon, its honey-color marble columns rising from a massive limestone base, and you behold architectural perfection that has not been surpassed in 2,500 years. But, today, this shrine of classical form dominates a 21st-century boomtown. To experience Athens—Athína in Greek—fully is to understand the essence of Greece: ancient monuments surviving in a sea of cement, startling beauty amid the squalor, tradition juxtaposed with modernity. Locals depend on humor and flexibility to deal with the chaos; you should do the same. The rewards are immense. Although Athens covers a huge area, the major landmarks of the ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods are close to the modern city center. You can easily walk from the Acropolis to many other key sites, taking time to browse in shops and relax in cafés and tavernas along the way. From many quarters of the city you can glimpse "the glory that was Greece" in the form of the Acropolis looming above the horizon, but only by actually climbing that rocky precipice can you feel the impact of the ancient settlement. The Acropolis and Filopappou, two craggy hills sitting side by side; the ancient Agora (marketplace); and Kerameikos, the first cemetery, form the core of ancient and Roman Athens. Along the Unification of Archaeological Sites promenade, you can follow stone-paved, tree-lined walkways from site to site, undisturbed by traffic. Cars have also been banned or reduced in other streets in the historical center. In the National Archaeological Museum, vast numbers of artifacts illustrate the many millennia of Greek civilization; smaller museums such as the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art Museum and the Byzantine and Christian Museum illuminate the history of particular regions or periods. Athens may seem like one huge city, but it is really a conglomeration of neighborhoods with distinctive characters. The Eastern influences that prevailed during the 400-year rule of the Ottoman Empire are still evident in Monastiraki, the bazaar area near the foot of the Acropolis. On the northern slope of the Acropolis, stroll through Plaka (if possible by moonlight), an area of tranquil streets lined with renovated mansions, to get the flavor of the 19th-century's gracious lifestyle. The narrow lanes of Anafiotika, a section of Plaka, thread past tiny churches and small, color-washed houses with wooden upper stories, recalling a Cycladic island village. In this maze of winding streets, vestiges of the older city are everywhere: crumbling stairways lined with festive tavernas; dank cellars filled with wine vats; occasionally a court or diminutive garden, enclosed within high walls and filled with magnolia trees and the flaming trumpet-shaped flowers of hibiscus bushes. Formerly run-down old quarters, such as Thission, Gazi and Psirri, popular nightlife areas filled with bars and mezedopoleia (similar to tapas bars), are now in the process of gentrification, although they still retain much of their original charm, as does the colorful produce and meat market on Athinas. The area around Syntagma Square, the tourist hub, and Omonia Square, the commercial heart of the city about 1 km (½ mi) northwest, is distinctly European, having been designed by the court architects of King Otho, a Bavarian, in the 19th century. The chic shops and bistros of ritzy Kolonaki nestle at the foot of Mt. Lycabettus, Athens's highest hill (909 feet). Each of Athens's outlying suburbs has a distinctive character: in the north is wealthy, tree-lined Kifissia, once a summer resort for aristocratic Athenians, and in the south and southeast lie Glyfada, Voula, and Vouliagmeni, with their sandy beaches, seaside bars, and lively summer nightlife. Just beyond the city's southern fringes is Piraeus, a bustling port city of waterside fish tavernas and Saronic Gulf views.

Shore Excursions

What's Included with
Silversea

Entertainment throughout the day and evening

Return flights included from a choice of UK airports (fly cruise bookings only)

WiFi included on-board

Gratuities included on-board

24-hour room service

Shuttle service to and from ports and airport where available

Almost 1:1 staff to guest ratio

In-suite bar replenished with your preferences

Complimentary laundry where applicable

Selected wines, beers and spirits on-board

Luxurious, all-suite accommodation

Expedition activities and on-board expert lectures on expedition sailings

Butler service for every suite

Explore Silver Shadow

The Restaurant

The Restaurant transforms dining into an extraordinary journey of taste. Indulge in international delicacies, refined classics, and destination-driven creations that reflect the flavours of the region you’re exploring. From breakfast favourites to imaginative evening courses, every meal draws inspiration from your voyage.

Shore Excursions

Highlight Experiences
Seamless tours of iconic sites

Explore iconic landmarks and cultural treasures with our Highlight Experiences, half or full-day adventures led by expert guides. Enjoy seamless, hassle-free journeys to must- see attractions — perfect for guests seeking a convenient, turnkey experience.

Signature Experiences
Smaller tours, crafted by Silversea

These immersive Signature Experiences offer privileged access and personalized interactions with local experts. These experiences are perfect for those seeking meaningful, social exploration who want to connect with destinations through authentic dining and slow travel.

Private Experiences
Exclusive tours for your group

Create your own exclusive adventure with a dedicated vehicle, driver, and guide. Explore at your pace, linger, or spontaneously discover new sites. Available at most ports for half- or full-day bookings, Private Experiences are ideal for families seeking privacy and flexibility.

Custom Experiences
Tailor-made tours designed for you

Enjoy personalized Custom Experiences tailored to your interests, with exclusive access and specialized guides. Our team handles every detail, ensuring unforgettable moments that exceed your expectations—crafted entirely around your pace and preferences.

Overland Experiences
Mid-cruise, inland tours

Venture inland on two- to three-day journeys to iconic sites like the Taj Mahal or Angkor Wat. \Vith flights, stays, and guided access included, these immersive journeys offer rare experiences beyond the coast — all with the signature Silversea service.

Card Room/Conference Room on Silver Shadow

Atrium

The Atrium aboard provides a unique space at the heart of deck 5. Filled with natural light, a beautiful and spacious bar blurs the line between traditional bar and modern brasserie, and offers an all-day venue for drinks and snacks in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. The elegant café serves light bites, as well as smoothies, fresh juices, bespoke cocktails, and wine by the glass from our extensive drinks menu, and it is the ideal place to meet your friends, grab a coffee or aperitif, and plan your next adventures.

Zagara Beauty Spa & Salon on Silver Shadow

Pool Deck

Chaise lounges arranged in the sun or shade. Bubbling whirlpools. The pool water is refreshing in warmer climates and heated for cooler weather. Attentive staff is at the ready with an oversize towel as you emerge from the pool, with your favourite beverage at just the right moment. The luxury cruise ship of your dreams.

Deck 10

Fitness Centre
Zagara Beauty Spa
Beauty Salon
Observation Library

Deck 9

Jogging Track
Deluxe Veranda Suites

Deck 8

Pool Deck
Pool Bar
The Grill
Connoisseur's Corner
Casino
Panorama Lounge
Launderette
Grand Suites
Superior Veranda Suites
Deluxe Veranda Suites

Deck 7

La Terrazza
La Dame
Conference/Card Room
Owner's Suite
Grand Suites
Royal Suites
Silver Suites
Medallion Suites
Superior Veranda Suites
Vista Suites

Deck 6

The Show Lounge
Launderette
Grand Suites
Royal Suites
Superior Veranda Suites
Deluxe Veranda Suites
Classic Veranda Suites

Deck 5

Boutiques
Atrium
Launderette
Reception/Guest Relations
Future Cruise Sales
Shore Concierge
The Bar
The Show Lounge
Superior Veranda Suites
Vista Suites
Classic Veranda Suites

Deck 4

The Restaurant
Launderette
Vista Suites

Silver Shadow Cabins & Suites

Suite

Grand Suite

One of Silversea's finest suites, the Grand Suite's spacious amenities allows vou to cruise in comfort and class.

Expertly designed and exquisitely appointed. Ideal for entertaining friends while you cruise or enjoying a quiet dinner “at home”. Available as a one-bedroom configuration or as two-bedrooms (as illustrated) by adjoining with a Silversea Veranda Suite.

One bedroom: 87-101 sq.m. including veranda

Two bedroom: 133 sq.m. including veranda

Please note that the 3rd guest will sleep on a comfortable sofa bed in the reception area of the suite.

Essentials